Business Cycle Indicators

The Business Cycle Indicators provides data for 250 economic indicators for the United States. These indicators are used in determining current economic conditions and predicting the future direction of the economy. Examples of these indicators are:

Employment and unemployment

Consumer price indexes (CPI)

Producer price indexes (PPI)

Gross domestic product (GDP)

Orders for manufactured goods

Consumer confidence and expectations

Data can be downloaded into spreadsheets.

Access: On campus, at Research Centers and remoteDatabase provider: The Conference Board